New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Corinthians 7:21-28

21Were you calledἐκλήθης;eklēthēsG2564while a slaveδοῦλοςdoulosG1401?Do not worryμελέτω·meletōG3199about it; but ifεἰeiG1487you are ableδύνασαιdunasaiG1410alsoκαὶkaiG2532to becomeγενέσθαι,genesthaiG1096freeἐλεύθεροςeleutherosG1658,ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123doχρῆσαι.chrēsaiG5530that.

22For he who was calledκληθεὶςklētheisG2564in the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962while a slaveδοῦλοςdoulosG1401, isthe Lord’sκυρίουkuriouG2962freedmanἀπελεύθεροςapeleutherosG558;likewiseὁμοίωςhomoiōsG3668he who was calledκληθεὶςklētheisG2564while freeἐλεύθεροςeleutherosG1658, isChrist’sΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547slaveδοῦλόςdoulosG1401.

23You were boughtἠγοράσθητε·ēgorasthēteG59with a priceτιμῆςtimēsG5092;do not becomeγίνεσθεginestheG1096slavesδοῦλοιdouloiG1401of menἀνθρώπων.anthrōpōnG444.

24Brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,eachG1538oneG1538is to remainμενέτωmenetōG3306with Godθεῷ.¶theōG2316in that conditionin whichᾧhōG3739he was calledἐκλήθη,eklēthēG2564.

25NowG1161concerningΠερὶPeriG4012virginsπαρθένωνparthenōnG3933I haveἔχω,echōG2192noοὐκoukG3756commandἐπιταγὴνepitagēnG2003of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,but I giveδίδωμιdidōmiG1325an opinionγνώμηνgnōmēnG1106as one whoby the mercyἠλεημένοςēleēmenosG1653of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962is trustworthyπιστὸςpistosG4103.

26I thinkνομίζωnomizōG3543thenοὖνounG3767that thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778is goodκαλὸνkalonG2570in viewδιὰdiaG1223of thepresentἐνεστῶσανenestōsanG1764distressἀνάγκην,anagkēnG318, thatit is goodκαλὸνkalonG2570for a manἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444to remainG1510as he is.

27Are you boundδέδεσαιdedesaiG1210to a wifeγυναικί;gunaikiG1135?Do not seekζήτειzēteiG2212to be releasedλύσιν·lusinG3080.Are you releasedλέλυσαιlelusaiG3089from a wifeγυναικός;gunaikosG1135?Do not seekζήτειzēteiG2212a wifeγυναῖκα.gunaikaG1135.

28But ifἐὰνeanG1437you marryγαμήσῃς,gamēsēsG1060,you have not sinnedἥμαρτες·hēmartesG264;and ifἐὰνeanG1437a virginπαρθένος,parthenosG3933marriesγήμῃgēmēG1060,she has not sinnedἥμαρτεν·hēmartenG264.YetG1161suchτοιοῦτοι·toioutoiG5108will haveἕξουσινhexousinG2192troubleθλῖψινthlipsinG2347in thisG3588lifeσαρκὶsarkiG4561,and I am trying to spareφείδομαι.¶pheidomaiG5339you.

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